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Lamivudine monotherapy for chronic hepatitis B infection with acute exacerbation revisited.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Apr 2009
Sheu Ming-Jen, Kuo Hsing-Tao, Lin Ching-Yih, Koay Lok-Beng, Lee Chuan, Chen Jyh-Jou, Tang Ling-Yu, Tsai Sun-Lung
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BACKGROUND: Acute exacerbation (AE) of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in cancer chemotherapy patients and in organ transplant recipients receiving immunosuppressants may cause catastrophe and high mortality. Hence, immediate treatment with nucleoside analogues for such patients has become a consensus. Anti-HBV therapeutic trials in Asia have shown that AE of chronic hepatitis B (CH-B) may result in...
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